Let's just lay it out flat, much like the plot of this book: I didn't like this book. I was very much annoyed by the fat jokes and focus on popularity and image. I couldn't stand it past 100 pages for personal reasons. It was nice to read a book with a protagonist that wasn't a loser/recluse but I just couldn't read any more of the frivolous, self-centered comments of the main characters.

That being said, I suppose I can see the book as a tool to re-engage teens back into reading. The topic is relatable and it has a unique set of characters (different from other books). It is definitely a controversial book, though, with the graphic sex scenes (very similar to romance novels), negative treatment of teenagers' images (hailing beauty, making fun of unusual features), and sex between high school teacher and student.

I'm still torn about this book, though. I don't mean to put my granny pants on, but I feel like it may encourage destructive behaviors because they're glorified in the book. It may fixate an uninterested reader only in this type of literature (Gossip Girl, romance novels). But, the act of reading is oftentimes better than nothing at all, I suppose.